故宫导游词范文（通用20篇）

大家好!我是小吴，今天由我来带领大家游览沈阳故宫。沈阳故宫始建于后金天命十年(1625年)，建成于清崇德元年(1636年)，是清太祖努尔哈赤和清太宗皇太极营造和使用过的宫殿。清世祖福临也曾在这里继位，改元“顺治”、并于当年入关，统治全中国。沈阳故宫占地6万多平方米，全部建筑计300多间，共组成20多个院落。按其布局，可分为东路、中路和西路三大部分。我们计划游用三个小时的时间去游览，现在我们已将到了，大家下车，先听我说几句。

首先，我告诉大家，注意的事项。第一，大家要紧跟我身后，不要走丢了。第二，要在规定的时间内集合，如果找不到了，请拨打我的手机。第三，不要乱扔东西，讲卫生。第四，保持安静，不要大喊大叫。好了，出发了。

沈阳故宫是中国现存仅次于北京故宫的最完整的皇宫建筑。在建筑艺术上承袭了中国古代建筑的传统，集汉、满、蒙族艺术为一体，具有很高的历史和艺术价值。

大家看，这座占地六万平方米的古建筑群始建于625年，建成于1636年，全部建筑90余所，300余间。清朝进关后对盛京皇宫又进行了保护和扩建，到乾隆时基本形成今日规模。

大家看，沈阳故宫那金龙蟠柱的太政殿、崇政殿，排如雁行的十王亭、万宇炕口袋房的清宁宫，古朴典雅的文朔阁，以及凤凰楼等高台建筑。在中国宫殿建筑史上，绝无仅有;那机富满族情调的“宫高殿低”的建筑风格，更是“别无分号”。

沈阳老城内的大街号“井”字形，故宫就设在“井”字形大街的中心，占地6万平方米，现有古建筑114座。主要建筑有大政殿，十王亭、大清门、崇政殿、凤凰楼、清宁宫、文溯阁等。 大政殿是用来举行诸如颁布诏书、军队出征、迎接将士凯旋和皇帝即位等大典的地方。十王亭则是左右翼王和八旗大臣办事的地方。这种君臣合署办事于宫廷的现象，体现了创业初期君臣平等的历史，也是从打天下到坐天下的君臣平等的延续。到了入关后，从北京故宫开始，这种平等被逐渐打破，最终形成了高高在上的君王。

中间高耸的建筑是沈阳故宫里唯一的烟囱。故宫里每一个房间的炕火都从地下的通道汇聚到这个烟囱里，这是他们一统天下的思想的象征。这个烟囱共有11级，最上面一级只有三块砖构成。导游说，这个一统天下的烟囱反而成了清朝的谶语：清朝共有11位皇帝，最后的宣统帝只做了三年江山，就是那三块砖的预示。想当年努尔哈赤在修建这个一统天下烟囱的时候，如果早知如此，肯定会加多几层吧?!

下面，请大家自由参观。三个小时后在这里准时集合。

各位游客：

你们好，欢迎你们来到北京旅游，我是你们的导游DAVID。

交泰殿为皇后千秋节受庆贺礼的地方，是皇后生日时接受庆贺礼的地方。清朝，于此殿贮清二十五宝玺，每方玉玺都有专门的用途。每年正月，由钦天监选择吉日吉时，设案开封陈宝，皇帝来此拈香行礼。清世祖鉴于明代宦官专权的教训，规定宦官不得干预朝政，所立“内宫不许干预政事”的铁牌立于此殿。皇帝大婚时，皇后的册立、宝安设殿内左右案上。交泰殿每年春季祀先蚕，皇后先一日在此查阅采桑的用具。

交泰殿平面为方形，面阔、进深各3间，黄琉璃瓦四角攒尖鎏金宝顶，小于中和殿。殿中设有宝座，宝座后有4扇屏风，上有乾隆御笔《交泰殿铭》。殿顶内正中为八藻井。单檐四角攒尖顶，铜镀金宝顶，黄琉璃瓦，双昂五踩斗栱，梁枋饰龙凤和玺彩画。四面明间开门，三交六椀菱花，龙凤裙板隔扇门各4扇，南面次间为槛窗，其余三面次间均为墙。殿内顶部为盘龙衔珠藻井，地面铺墁金砖。东次间设铜壶滴漏，乾隆年后不再使用。在交泰殿内西次间一侧，设有一座自鸣钟，这是嘉庆三年制造的。皇宫里的时间都以此为准。自鸣钟高约6米，是中国现存最大的古代座钟。

乾隆十三年(1748年)，皇帝将代表皇权的二十五宝存放在交泰殿。这些玉玺由内阁掌握，由宫殿监的监正管理，用时须请示皇帝，经许可后方可使用。"皇帝之宝用于颁发诏书、录取进士时公布皇榜;"制法之宝"和"命德之宝"用于谕旨臣僚和奖励官吏;"制驭六师之宝"用于军事。宝玺置于宝盒内，上面覆盖着黄绫。

铜壶滴漏也可称为漏壶，是中国古代的计时器。早在三千年前，中国人就发明了用水滴漏的计时方法。陈列在交泰殿的铜壶滴漏，是乾隆十年(1745年)制造的，这是中国保存至今仍然完好的漏壶。

交泰殿内陈列的大自鸣钟，是嘉庆三年(1798年)由清宫造办处制造的。其外壳是仿中国式楼阁型的木柜，通高五米八零，共分上中下三层。钟楼背面有一小阶梯，登上阶梯，可以给自鸣钟上弦。自鸣钟走动后，可按时自动打点报刻。现在，这座自鸣钟已经历过二百个年头，却仍能正常准确地走动，打点报刻时，声音清脆宏亮。由此可见它的制造工艺非常精良。

Hi!女士们，先生们，欢迎来参加本次故宫的游览活动，我是小文，本次游览活动由我做大家的导游，请多关照。故宫位于北京市城区中心，是明、清两代的皇宫，是当今世界上现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿。

故宫又叫紫禁城。紫禁城是中国五个多世纪以来的最高权力中心，它以园林景观和容纳了家具及工艺品的9000个房间的庞大建筑群，成为明清时代中国文明无价的历史见证。朋友们，立在我们前面的就是故宫的正门叫午门，午门又称五凤楼。

它建成于公元1420xx年，位于端门之北，雄伟壮观。走进正午门，我们就到了故宫里面了，这是第一院落，前面那五座桥，叫汉白玉桥，它们象征五德：仁、义、礼、智、信，是皇帝五德齐全的意思。走过金水桥，就来到太和广场，这里是明代皇帝御门听政时百官待驾的地方。下面带大家去太和殿。各位朋友，我们眼前的太和殿是整座紫禁城内级别最高的建筑，只有皇帝举行盛大典礼时才使用。

太和殿高35米，东西长64米，南北宽33米，面积为2377平方米。它面阔十一间，进深5间，规模为紫禁城内大殿之最。经过今天的介绍和参观，大家已经对故宫基本了解了吧，希望大家常来这儿玩。

各位客大家好：

Each guest hello:

我是你们的导游陈佳琪，大家可以叫我小陈就行了接下来的几天中就由我来为大家一起来游览北京故宫博物院的名胜风景，希望通过我的讲解，能够使您对北京留下一个好印象，同时也对我的工作提出宝贵意见，好，接下来我们就开始今天的旅行吧!

I am your tour guide jia-qi Chen, you can call me xiao Chen to go in the next few days by me for all of you to visit the Palace Museum in Beijing scenery, hope that through my explanation, can make you leave a good impression of Beijing, also proposes the valued suggestion for my work, good, then we start todays trip!

故宫是明、清朝时的皇宫，也是当今世界规模最大建筑最雄伟，保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿。故宫又叫紫金城。子进程是中国五个世纪以来最高权力中心，他以园林景观和容纳了家具及工艺品的9000个房间的庞大建筑群，成为明清时代中国物价历史的见证，1987年，北京故宫被联合国列入[ 世界遗产名录]。

In the Ming and qing dynasty palace, is the largest building in the world today the most magnificent, the most intact ancient royal palace. The Palace Museum, also called zijin city. The child process is the supreme power in China in five century center, with his landscape and contains 9000 rooms of furniture and handicraft product of large buildings, a witness, in the history of the Ming and qing dynasties era Chinas prices in 1987, Beijing the imperial palace was the United Nations on the world heritage list.

故宫坐北朝南，开有四条门。各位朋友，这里就是故宫的正门，叫午门，意思是正午的太阳光芒四射。各位请看，在10米高的城墙上耸立着五座城楼，从上面看就像物质展翅飞的凤凰，故午门又称五凤楼。各位旅客请在这里留影吧!

The Palace Museum sits, has four door open. My dear friends, this is the main gate of the Forbidden City, and called the meridian gate, mean the midday sun. You see, in 10 meters high wall stood five towers, from above like the phoenix material spread your wings and fly, the meridian gate and the five-phoenix towers said. Have your pictures here, please!

好啦!现在大家自由活动，晚上六点在故宫门前集合，祝大家有玩开心。

Come on! You free now, 6 PM in front of the Palace Museum collection, I wish you all have to play happy.

故宫位于北京市中心，也称“紫禁城”。这里曾居住过24个皇帝，是明清两代(公元1368～1920xx年)的皇宫，现辟为“故宫博物院”。故宫的整个建筑金碧辉煌，庄严绚丽，被誉为世界五大宫之一(北京故宫、法国凡尔赛宫、英国白金汉宫、美国白宫、俄罗斯克里姆林宫)，并被联合国科教文组织列为“世界文化遗产”。 故宫的宫殿建筑是中国现存最大、最完整的古建筑群，总面积达72万多平方米，有殿宇宫室9999间半，被称为“殿宇之海”，气魄宏伟，极为壮观。无论是平面布局，立体效果，还是形式上的雄伟堂皇，都堪称无与伦比的杰作。 一条中轴贯通着整个故宫，这条中轴又在北京城的中轴线上。三大殿、后三宫、御花园都位于这条中轴线上。在中轴宫殿两旁，还对称分布着许多殿宇，也都宏伟华丽。这些宫殿可分为外朝和内廷两大部分。外朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿为中心，文华、武英殿为两翼。内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫为中心，东西六宫为两翼，布局严谨有序。故宫的四个城角都有精巧玲珑的角楼，建造精巧美观。宫城周围环绕着高10米，长3400米的宫墙，墙外有52米宽的护城河。 现在，故宫的一些宫殿中设立了综合性的历史艺术馆、绘画馆、分类的陶瓷馆、青铜器馆、明清工艺美术馆、铭刻馆、玩具馆、文房四宝馆、玩物馆、珍宝馆、钟表馆和清代宫廷典章文物展览等，收藏有大量古代艺术珍品，据统计共达1052653件，占中国文物总数的六分之一，是中国收藏文物最丰富的博物馆，也是世界著名的古代文化艺术博物馆，其中很多文物是绝无仅有的无价国宝。

故宫建筑形式

故宫严格地按《周礼·考工记》中“前朝后寝，左祖右社”的帝都营建原则建造。整个故宫，在建筑布置上，用形体变化、高低起伏的手法，组合成一个整体。在功能上符合封建社会的等级制度。同时达到左右均衡和形体变化的艺术效果。中国建筑的屋顶形式是丰富多彩的，在故宫建筑中，不同形式的屋顶就有10种以上。以3大殿为例，屋顶各不相同。故宫建筑屋顶满铺各色琉璃瓦件。主要殿座以黄色为主。绿色用于皇子居住区的建筑。其它蓝、紫、黑、翠以及孔雀绿、宝石蓝等五色缤纷的琉璃，多用在花园或琉璃壁上。太和殿屋顶当中正脊的两端各有琉璃吻兽，稳重有力地吞住大脊。吻兽造型优美，是构件又是装饰物。一部分瓦件塑造出龙凤、狮子、海马等立体动物形象，象征吉祥和威严，这些构件在建筑上起了装饰作用。

故宫前部宫殿，当时建筑造型要求宏伟壮丽，庭院明朗开阔，象征封建政权至高无上，太和殿坐落在紫禁城对角线的中心，四角上各有十只吉祥瑞兽，生动形象，栩栩如生。故宫的设计者认为这样以显示皇帝的威严，震慑天下。后部内廷却要求庭院深邃，建筑紧凑，因此东西六宫都自成一体，各有宫门宫墙，相对排列，秩序井然，再配以宫灯联对，绣榻几床，都是体现适应豪华生活需要的布置。内廷之后是宫后苑。后苑里有岁寒不雕的苍松翠柏，有秀石迭砌的玲珑假山，楼、阁、亭、榭掩映其间，幽美而恬静。

故宫宫殿是沿着一条南北向中轴线排列，三大殿、后三宫、御花园都位于这条中轴线上。并向两旁展开，南北取直，左右对称。这条中轴线不仅贯穿在紫禁城内，而且南达永定门，北到鼓楼、钟楼，贯穿了整个城市，气魄宏伟，规划严整，极为壮观。

故宫是几百年前劳动人民智能和血汗的结晶。初建时被奴役的劳动者有工匠十万，夫役百万。在当时社会生产条件下，能建造这样宏伟高大的建筑群，充分反映了中国古代劳动人民的高度智能和创造才能。同时，为了修建故宫，如所需的木材，在明代时，大多采自四川、广西、广东、云南、贵州等地，无数劳动人民被迫在崇山峻岭中的原始森林里，伐运木材。所用石料多采自北京远郊和距京郊二三百里的山区。每块石料往往重达几吨甚至几十、几百吨，如现在保和殿后檐的台阶，有一块云龙雕石重约250吨。

建筑学家们认为故宫的设计与建筑，实在是一个无与伦比的杰作，它的平面布局，立体效果，以及形式上的雄伟、堂皇、庄严、和谐，建筑气势雄伟、豪华壮丽，是中国古代建筑艺术的精华。它标志着中国悠久的文化传统，显示着五百多年前匠师们在建筑上的卓越成就。

站在高山上看故宫，根本看不到一个窗户，是为了防止刺客找路。大门前有两个铁缸，是防火的，里面盛满了水。

故宫四门

故宫有四个大门，正门名为午门。其平面为凹形，宏伟壮丽。午门后有五座精巧的汉白玉拱桥通往太和门。东门名东华门，西门名西华门，北门名神武门。故宫的四个城角都有精巧玲珑的角楼，角楼高27.5米，十字屋脊，三重檐迭出，四面亮山，多角交错，是结构奇丽的建筑。

故宫的正门叫“午门”，俗称五凤楼。东西北三面以12米高的城台相连，环抱一个方形广场。有1组建筑。正中有重楼，是9间面宽的大殿，重檐庑殿顶，在左右伸出两阙城墙上，建有联檐通脊的楼阁四座，明廊相连，两翼各有13间的殿屋向南伸出，四隅各有高大的角亭，辅翼着正殿。这种形状的门楼称为“阙门”，是中国古代大门中最高级的形式。这组城上的建筑，形势巍峨壮丽，是故宫宫殿群中第一高峰。午门是皇帝下诏书、下令出征的地方。每遇宣读皇帝圣旨，颁发年历书，文武百官都要齐集午门前广场听旨。午门当中的正门平时只有皇帝才可以出入，皇帝大婚时皇后进一次，殿试考中状元、榜眼、探花的三人可以从此门走出一次。文武大臣进出东侧门，宗室王公出入西侧门。

后门“神武门”，明朝时为“玄武门”，玄武为古代四神兽之一，从方位上讲，左青龙，右白虎，前朱雀，后玄武，玄武主北方，所以帝王宫殿的北宫门多取名“玄武”。清康熙年间因避讳改称“神武门”。神武门也是一座城门楼形式，用的最高等级的重檐庑殿式屋顶，但它的大殿只有五开间加围廊，没有左右向前伸展的两翼，所以在形制上要比午门低一个等级。神武门是宫内日常出入的门禁。现神武门为故宫博物院正门。

东华门与西华门遥相对应，门外设有下马碑石，门内金水河南北流向，上架石桥1座，桥北为三座门。东华门与西华门形制相同，平面矩形，红色城台，白玉须弥座，当中辟3座券门，券洞外方内圆。城台上建有城楼，黄琉璃瓦重檐庑殿顶，城楼面阔5间，进深3间，四周出廊。

在午门以内，有广阔的大庭院，当中有弧形的内金水河横亘东西，北面就是外朝宫殿大门——太和门，左右各有朝房 廊庑。金水河上有5座桥梁，装有白色汉白玉栏杆，随河宛转，形似玉带。

三大殿

太和门内，在3万多平方米开阔的庭院中，是外朝的中心：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿，统称三大殿(明朝称：奉天殿、华盖殿、谨身殿，嘉靖时改名：皇极殿、中极殿、建极殿。现名为清朝时名称)。这3座大殿是故宫中的主要建筑，它们高矮造型不同，屋顶形式也不同，显得丰富多样而不呆板。

太和殿和中和殿、保和殿都建在汉白玉砌成的8米高的工字形基台上，太和在前，中和居中，保和在后。远望犹如神话中的琼宫仙阙。基台三层重迭，每层台上边缘都装饰有汉白玉雕刻的栏板、望柱和龙头，三台当中有三层石阶雕有蟠龙，衬托以海浪和流云的“御路”。在25000平方米的台面上有透雕栏板1415块，雕刻云龙翔凤的望柱1460个，龙头1138个。用这样多的汉白玉装饰的三台，造型重迭起伏，这是中国古代建筑上具有独特风格的装饰艺术。而这种装饰在结构功能上，又是台面的排水管道。在栏板地栿石下，刻有小洞口;在望柱下伸出的龙头也刻出小洞口。每到雨季，3台雨水逐层由各小洞口下泄，水由龙头流出，千龙喷水，蔚为壮观。这是科学而又艺术的设计。

太和殿

太和殿(明朝称奉天殿、皇极殿)，俗称“金銮殿”，太和殿高35.05米，东西63米，南北35米，面积约2380多平方米。长宽之比为9：5，寓意为之尊。面积是紫禁城诸殿中最大的一座，而且形制也是最高规格，最富丽堂皇的建筑。太和殿是五脊四坡大殿，从东到西有一条长脊，前后各有斜行垂脊两条，这样就构成五脊四坡的屋面，建筑术语上叫庑殿式。檐角有10个走兽(分别为 龙、凤、狮子、天马、海马、狻猊、押鱼、獬豸、斗牛、行什)，为中国古建筑之特例。大约从14世纪明代起，重檐庑殿是封建王朝宫殿等级最高的形式。太和殿有直径达1米的大柱72根，其中6根围绕御座的是沥粉金漆的蟠龙柱。殿内有沥粉金漆木柱和精致的蟠龙藻井，殿中间是封建皇权的象征——金漆雕龙宝座，设在殿内高2米的台上，安放着金漆雕龙宝座，御座前有造型美观的仙鹤、炉、鼎，背后是雕龙屏。太和殿是故宫中最大的木结构建筑，是故宫最壮观的建筑，也是中国最大的木构殿宇。整个大殿装饰得金碧辉煌，庄严绚丽。太和殿是皇帝举行重大典礼的地方。即皇帝即位、生日、婚礼、元旦等都在这里庆祝。

中和殿

中和殿(明朝称华盖殿、中极殿)是故宫三大殿之一，位于太和殿后。中和殿高27米，平面呈正方形，面阔、进深各为3间，四面出廊，金砖铺地，建筑面积580㎡。黄琉璃瓦单檐四角攒尖顶，正中有鎏金宝顶。四脊顶端聚成尖状，上安铜胎鎏金球形的宝顶，建筑术语上叫四角攒尖式。中和殿是皇帝去太和殿举行大典前稍事休息和演习礼仪的地方。皇帝在去太和殿之前先在此稍作停留，接受内阁大臣和礼部官员行礼，然后进太和殿举行仪式。另外，皇帝祭祀天地和太庙之前，也要先在这里审阅一下写有祭文的“祝版”;在到中南海演耕前，也要在这里审视一下耕具。

保和殿

保和殿(明朝称谨身殿、建极殿)也是故宫三大殿之一，在中和殿后。保和殿高29米，平面呈长方形，面阔9间，进深5间，建筑面积1240㎡。黄琉璃瓦重檐歇山式屋顶。屋顶正中有一条正脊，前后各有2条垂脊，在各条垂脊下部再斜出一条岔脊，连同正脊、垂脊、岔脊共9条，建筑术语上叫歇山式。保和殿是每年除夕皇帝赐宴外藩王公的场所。保和殿也是科举考试举行殿试的地方。

内廷

故宫建筑的后半部叫内廷，内廷宫殿的大门——乾清门，左右有琉璃照壁，门里是后三宫。内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫为中心，东西两翼有东六宫和西六宫，是皇帝处理日常政务之处也是皇帝与后妃居住生活的地方。后半部在建筑风格上同于前半部。前半部建筑形象是严肃、庄严、壮丽、雄伟，以象征皇帝的至高无上。后半部内廷则富有生活气息，建筑多是自成院落，有花园、书斋、馆榭、山石等。

清代在隆宗门曾发生过一场激烈的战斗。嘉庆十八年(1820xx年)，中原一带发生“天理教”农民起义，农民领袖林清策划并领导京畿一支队伍直接攻打紫禁城。九月十四日，起义军乔装打扮，兵分两路，计划从东、西华门进入宫城。西华门一支在内应太监刘得才、刘金等人引领下迅速攻打到隆宗门，并在此展开激战。此次紫禁城之变，“酿成汉、唐、宋、明未有之事”，嘉庆皇帝破例向天下发了“罪己诏”。至今隆宗门匾额上留有箭头，相传即这次战斗的遗迹。箭头位于匾额的左下侧。

乾清宫在故宫内庭最前面。乾清宫是内廷正殿，高20米。重檐庑殿顶。殿的正中有宝座，内有“正大光明”匾。两头有暖阁。乾清宫是封建皇帝的寝宫。清康熙前此处为皇帝居住和处理政务之处。清雍正后皇帝移居养心殿，但仍在此批阅奏报，选派官吏和召见臣下。

坤宁宫在故宫“内庭”最后面。重檐庑殿顶。坤宁宫是明朝及清朝雍正帝之前的皇后寝宫，两头有暖阁。清代改为祭神场所。雍正后，西暖阁为萨满的祭祀地。其中东暖阁为皇帝大婚的洞房，康熙、同治、光绪三帝，均在此举行婚礼。

交泰殿在乾清宫和坤宁宫之间，含“天地交合、安康美满”之意。其建于明代，清嘉庆三年(公元1798年)重修，是座四角攒尖，镀金宝顶，龙凤纹饰的方形殿。明、清时，该殿是皇后生日举办寿庆活动的地方。清代皇后所谓亲蚕典礼，需至此检查祭典仪式的准备情况。清代的“宝玺”(印章)也收藏在这里。

清朝自雍正之后养心殿成为皇帝在故宫内的实际居所。清同治年间慈禧、慈安二太后垂帘听政就在养心殿东暖阁。

在后三宫东西庑，还有为皇帝存储冠、袍、带、履的端凝殿，放置图书翰墨的懋勤殿。南庑有皇子读书的上书房，有翰林学士承值的南书房，以及管理宫廷日常生活的处所。此外还有左右对称的日精门、月华门、龙光门、凤彩门、基化门、端则门、隆福门、景和门，通妃子居住的东西六宫。这种左右对称的平面布局，也是中国古代建筑的特征之一。

内廷东侧的宁寿宫是当年乾隆皇帝宣布退位后当太上皇养老皇宫，花费一百一十万两银修建。

在坤宁宫北面的是御花园。御花园里有高耸的松柏、珍贵的花木、山石和亭阁。御花园原名宫后苑，占地11000多平方米，有建筑20余处。以钦安殿为中心，园林建筑采用主次相辅、左右对称的格局，布局紧凑、古典富丽。殿东北的堆秀山，为太湖石迭砌而成，上筑御景亭，名为万春亭和千秋亭的两座亭子，可以说是目前保存的古亭中最为华丽的。

东六宫

故宫的东西六宫都是皇帝后妃和子嗣居住的地方。东六宫包含指景仁宫、延禧宫、承干宫、永和宫、钟粹宫、景阳宫，东六宫建于明永乐年间。

东六宫包括钟翠宫，承乾宫，景仁宫，景阳宫，永和宫，延禧宫。其中，东太后慈安就住在钟翠宫。另外，延禧宫也非常有名，因为紫禁城中唯一的一座西洋建筑就在延禧宫内，他就是民间广为流传的水晶宫。延禧宫在道光年间曾遭雷击而毁坏，于是宣统年间清朝统治者决定造一座不怕火的宫殿，于是一座以汉白玉，玻璃为主要材料的宫殿就开始动工了。但当工程进行到一半时，清朝灭亡了，整个工程也被迫停了下来。目前延禧宫现在还没有对外开放。

现在东六宫大都改为古代艺术品陈列馆，其中有明清工艺美术馆、陶瓷馆、青铜器馆、钟表馆、绘画馆、珍宝馆。以参观珍宝馆和钟表馆的人数最多，钟表馆设在奉先殿，珍宝馆设在故宫东北角的养性殿、乐寿堂、颐和轩这在座堂里。玩具陈列馆设在坤宁宫以东的联房叫东板房里。

故宫谜团

冷宫何处

“冷宫”在哪里，要先谈“三宫六院”。故宫中路乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫称为“三宫”。六院分别指东路六宫：斋宫、景仁宫、承乾宫、钟粹宫、景阳宫及永和宫。封建帝王有着“至高无上”的权力，可以随心所欲地挑选妃子。皇帝的妻妾众多。至于选到宫中的女子，一旦失宠，便在宫中禁室里等死，更为悲惨。

故宫的“冷宫”并无定所，但历来有两种说法，一说即是乾清宫、长春宫;一说“冷宫”无固定地址，关禁王妃、皇子的地方，便俗称“冷宫”。查遍所见明、清史料，冷宫并不是某一处宫室的正式命名。根据一些文献记载，明、清时代被作为“冷宫”的地方有好几处。

明末天启皇帝时，成妃李氏得罪了权势赫赫的太监魏忠贤，被由长春宫赶到御花园西面的乾西，一住四年。先后被幽居乾西的，还有定妃、恪嫔等人。这个“冷宫”在紫禁城内之西。

光绪皇帝的珍妃被慈禧落井之前，据说关在景祺阁北边北三所(现坍毁)，这地方就在今天珍妃井西边的山门里。如果这一出自太监之口的传闻属实，则此地也算得一处“冷宫”。

故宫设计者

故宫这样宏伟的建筑，如果浩大的工程，由谁负责设计?又是谁主持施工的?这的确是个历史谜团，难倒不少老北京人。因为故宫的建筑上没有如现代建筑那样明确地刻上此建筑物建于何年，由何人设计等字样。目前大多数人都认为故宫是明代一位杰出的匠师，姓蒯名祥，人称蒯鲁班的人设计的。

故宫博物院古建部高级工程师于倬云先生提出了不同意见：曾经参加建造南京宫殿的蒯祥是故宫的设计者这个说法不确切，其实，蒯祥只是故宫的施工主持人，故宫真正的设计人应该是名不见经传的蔡信。永乐20xx年紫禁城宫殿开始进入大规模施工高潮时，蒯祥才随朱棣从南京来到北京，开始主持宫殿的施工，而在此之前，蔡信已主持故宫和北京城的规划、设计和建造了。

皇帝上朝的地点

现在很多人都认为太和殿平时是用于上朝的，其实不是这样的。太和殿其实是用来举行各种典礼的场所，实际使用次数很少，纵观明清，皇帝上朝的地方主要在：太和门、乾清门(为御门听政)、乾清宫(有大事或重要的事情时皇帝召见大臣所在地)、还有养心殿(垂帘听政，清朝后期)的，并不是平时所说的太和殿。

故宫为何“龙”多

紫禁城是龙的世界，龙的造型千姿百态，栩栩如生。在我国封建社会里，皇帝被称做“真龙天子”，是大地的主宰。紫禁城是明、清两朝的皇宫，因此，宫中的殿堂、桥梁、丹陛、石雕以及帝后宝玺、服饰御用品等无不以龙作为纹饰。那么，故宫里到底有多少龙?恐怕谁也说不清。有人粗算过，故宫号称有宫殿8000多间，仅以每殿有6条龙计算，就有龙近4万条，如果加上所有建筑装饰和一切御用品上的龙，那就数不胜数了。

有人做了一个统计，即，太和殿顶屋脊及瓦当、滴水等共有龙纹2632条，外檐额枋及门窗彩绘包括饰件共有龙纹5732条，殿内檐及殿内梁枋天花上共有龙纹4037条，殿中金柱、藻井、宝座、屏风及陈设上共有龙纹609条，殿内墙壁及暖阁门罩等共有龙纹542条。这是个尚不完全的统计，太和殿内外的龙纹、龙雕等各种形式的龙就有13 844条之多。这种万龙朝圣的装潢设计，构成了一种威严神秘的氛围，以获得神化皇帝、恫吓臣民的效果。

三大殿院内为何不种树

有人撰文提出三大殿院内不种树，主要是出自烘托意境的需要。太和殿、中和殿、保殿并称外朝三大殿，是皇帝举行盛典的地方，从位置上说居整个外宫建筑的中心，也是整个北京城的中心。为了突出这组宫殿的威严气势，建筑上采取了许多手法，其一便是院内不植树，从皇城正门天安门起，经端门、午门、太和门，这之间的一系列庭院内都无树木(现在端门前后的树是辛亥革命以后种植的)。当时人们去朝见天子，进入天安门，经过漫长御道，在层层起伏变化的建筑空间中行进，会感到一种无形的，不断增长的精神压力，最后进入太和门，看到宽阔的广场与高耸在三重台基上的巍峨大殿，这种精神压力达到顶点。宽阔的广场、蓝蓝的天空，把三大殿映衬得更加威严壮观。而这正是至高无上的天子对自己臣民所要求的。如果在这些庭院内都种上树，绿荫宜人，小鸟鸣叫，那将会破坏朝廷的威严氛围。

游客们，大家好，我是你们本次故宫浏览的导游——陈念之。大家如果有不懂的问题，请尽管问。在旅游前，请允许我提出几个进故宫应该注意的事项：

一、请不要抽烟。

二、请不要乱丢垃圾。

三、请不要随意离开队伍，以免掉队。

好，现在就开始游故宫吧!我先介绍一下故宫：故宫旧称“紫禁城”，始建于明永乐四年至十八年，也就是公元一四零六年到一四二零年。是明清两代的皇宫，封建皇朝的统治中心。紫禁城周长3400余米，城墙高10米，城墙下宽8。6米，上宽6。66米。大家走过护城河，就可以看到前朝的宫殿。前朝的宫殿以太和殿、中和殿、保和殿为中心。三大殿之后为内廷，有乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫以及东西六宫。乾清宫是皇帝的寝宫，其后的坤宁宫是皇后的寝宫。这三宫总称“后三宫”。我们可以在这儿多拍些照片，作为纪念。现在我们来到了故宫后面的御花园里。这里楼台亭阁，翠绿苍松，点缀着奇花异石，趣味盎然。远远望去，一重重黄色的琉璃瓦，一道道深红色的围墙，加上汉白玉栏杆和梁柱装饰，令人感到故宫规模宏伟，气象万千。

朋友们，本次浏览快要结束了，故宫欢迎大家下次光临!

大家好，今日我们来到的是著名的世界遗产之一故宫，它以园林景观和容纳了家具及工艺品的9000个房间的庞大建筑群，成为明清时代中国礼貌无价的历史见证。

首先来到的是太和殿。太和殿俗称金銮殿，在故宫的中心部位，是故宫三大殿之一。殿内有金漆木柱和精致的蟠龙藻井，上挂“正大光明”匾，话说先帝死前会把写有继承人的纸条塞入匾后。殿中间就是封建皇权的象征——金漆雕龙宝座。这太和殿红墙黄瓦，在阳光下金碧辉煌，是故宫最壮观的建筑。

参观完太和殿，就来到中和殿。中和殿是故宫三大殿之一，位于太和殿后。平面呈方形，黄色琉璃瓦、四角攒尖顶，正中间有镀金宝顶。形体壮丽，建筑精巧。

保和殿也是故宫三大殿之一，在中和殿后。平面长方形，建筑装修与彩绘十分精细绚丽。

乾清宫在故宫内庭最前面。从前此处为康熙皇帝居住和处理政务之处，清雍正后皇帝曾移居养心殿，但依旧在此批阅奏报，选派官吏和召见臣下。

再看，交泰殿在乾清宫和坤宁宫之间，含天地交合、安康美满之意。其建于明代，是座四角攒尖，镀金宝顶，龙凤纹饰的方形殿。明、清时，此殿是皇后生日举办寿庆活动的地方。坤宁宫在故宫“内庭”的最终面。明代时为皇后住所。清代时改为祭神场所。其中东暖阁为皇帝大婚的洞房，康熙、同治、光绪三帝，均在此举行婚礼。

再来到回音壁，它是中国木结构建筑的顶峰，仅凭木榫交结，斗拱支架，全用木材就完成了这一惊世杰作。天坛另一美妙绝伦之处，是奇妙的回声。站在圜丘坛的中心叫一声，你会听到从地层深处传来的明亮而深沉的回响，这声音仿佛来自地心，又似乎来自天空，所以人们为它取了一个充满神秘色彩的名字：“天心石”。在皇穹宇的四周有一道厚约0。9米的围墙，你站在一端贴着墙小声说话，站在另一端的人只要耳贴墙面就能听的异常清晰，并且还有立体声效果，这就是“回音壁”，这能够证明500年前的中国人已经能够运用声学原理了。

故宫是一座庞大的建筑群，我说也说不完，就请你们去细细游赏。

故宫位于北京市中心，旧称紫禁城。是明、清两代的皇宫，无与伦比的古代建筑杰作，世界现存最大、最完整的古建筑群。被誉为世界五大宫之首（北京故宫、法国凡尔赛宫、英国白金汉宫、美国白宫、俄罗斯克里姆林宫）。故宫始建于公元1406，1420年基本竣工，是明朝皇帝始建。故宫南北长961米，东西宽753米，面积约为725，000平方米。建筑面积15.5万平方米。相传故宫一共有9999.5间房子，实际据1973年专家现场测量故宫有大小院落90多座，房屋有980座，共计8704间。宫城周围环绕着高12米，长3400米的宫墙，形式为一长方形城池，墙外有52米宽的护城河环绕，形成一个森严壁垒的城堡。故宫宫殿建筑均是木结构、黄琉璃瓦顶、青白石底座，饰以金碧辉煌的彩画。故宫有4个门，正门名午门，东门名东华门，西门名西华门，北门名神武门。

午门是故宫博物院的正门。因古代的风水术士将方位分为24个，其中正南方为午位，此门位于正南方为午位，故称午门。

故宫的建筑依据其布局与功用分为“外朝”与“内廷”两大部分。外朝以太和、中和、保和三大殿为中心，是皇帝举行朝会的地方，也称为“前朝”。是封建皇帝行使权力、举行盛典的地方。

故宫太和殿位于北京故宫博物院，是故宫外廷三大殿中最大的一座，也是故宫中最大的宫殿。民间俗称“金銮殿”，位于故宫南北中轴线的显要位置。建于明永乐十八年（1420年）。清康熙三十四年（1695年）重建。殿高35.05米，面积2377平方米，共55间，72根大柱，是故宫中最高大的建筑。太和殿是举行大典的地方，明清两代皇帝登极、宣布即位诏书，皇帝大婚，册立皇后，命将出征，每年元旦、冬至、万寿（皇帝生日）等节日都要在此受百官的朝贺及赐宴。？明清两朝24个皇帝都在太和殿举行盛大典礼，如皇帝登极即位、皇帝大婚、册立皇后、命将出征，此外每年过大节，皇帝在此接受文武官员的朝贺，并向王公大臣赐宴。

中和殿，故宫外朝三大殿之一，位于紫禁城太和殿、保和殿之间。始建于明永乐十八年，明初称华盖殿，重修后改称中极殿，现天花内构件上仍遗留有明代“中极殿”墨迹。清顺治元年，改为中和殿。“中和”二字是说，凡事要做到不偏不倚，恰如其分才能使用各方关系得到和顺，其意在于宣扬“中庸之道”。

保和殿于明清两代用途不同，明代大典前皇帝常在此更衣，册立皇后，太子时，皇帝常在此受贺。清代每年除夕、正月十五，皇帝赐宴外藩、王公及一二品大臣，场面十分壮观。赐额驸之父、有官职家属宴及每科殿试等均于保和殿举行。每岁终，宗人府、吏部在保和殿填写宗室满、蒙、汉军以及各省汉职外藩世职黄册。

内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫后三宫为中心，东、西六宫、斋宫，后有御花园。是封建帝王与后妃居住之所。内廷东部的宁寿宫是当年乾隆皇帝退位后养老而修建。内廷西部有慈宁宫、寿安宫等。此外还有重华宫，北五所等建筑。

乾清宫是明清两代皇帝在紫禁城中居住和处理日常政事的地方。它是后三宫之首，位于乾清门内。“乾”是“天”的意思，“清”是“透彻”的意思，一是象征透彻的天空，不浑不浊，象征国家安定；二是象征皇帝的所作所为象清澈的天空一样坦荡，没有干任何见不得人的事。

坤宁宫是北京故宫内廷后三宫之一，坤宁宫在交泰殿后面，乾清宫代表阳性，坤宁宫代表阴性，以表示阴阳结合，天地合壁之意。

交泰殿殿名取自《易经》，含"天地交合、康泰美满"之意。是皇帝和后妃们？起居生活的地方，交泰殿为皇后千秋节受庆贺礼的地方，是皇后生日时接受庆贺礼的地方。清朝，于此殿贮清二十五宝玉玺，每方玉玺都有专门的用途。每年正月，由钦天监选择吉日吉时，设案开封陈宝，皇帝来此拈香行礼。清世祖鉴于明代宦官专权的教训，规定宦官不得干预朝政，所立“内宫不许干预政事”的铁牌曾立于此殿。皇帝大婚时，皇后的册立、宝安设殿内左右案上。交泰殿每年春季祀先蚕，皇后先一日在此查阅采桑的用具。

现在我们所在的是神武门，是故宫的北门，神武门原来叫玄武门，清代康熙年间重修时，为了避康熙皇帝玄烨的讳，改名为神武门。大家看到的故宫博物院这五个字是我国著名的文学家诗人，郭沫若先生所提，那么我们今天的旅游就结束啦，谢谢大家对我工作的支持，欢迎大家下次来故宫参观。

北京故宫英文导游辞

FORBIDDEN CITY(紫禁城)

(In front of the meridian gate)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am pleased to serve as your guide today.

This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406. It took 14years to build the Forbidden City. The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.

It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng (Purple Forbidden City), got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan(North Star). The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. In folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass. Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. The word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate(Gate of Military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Gate of military Prowess) to the north, and the Xihua Gate(Western Flowery Gate )to the west ,the Donghua (Eastern Flowery Gate) to the east.

Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City. A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province. Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province. Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China. Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

The structure in front of us is the Meridian Gate. It is the main entrance to the forbidden City. It is also knows as Wufenglou(Five-Phoenix Tower). Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

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各位游客：

大家好!

我是这次旅游的导游，我很荣幸能够带领大家去故宫参观旅游，希望我能带给大家最好的服务。

现在展现在我们面前的就是气势雄伟的古代宫殿——故宫了。大家看这个四面就是宫墙，而且宫墙四面都建有高大的城门，南为午门，也就是故宫的正门，北为神武门，东为东华门，西为西华门，这宫墙四门的角楼都是风格独特、造型绮丽的。

现在请跟我一起去故宫中最大的宫殿太和殿看看!这里是明、清皇帝召见百官、发号施令、举行庆典的地方。全殿面阔11间，进深5间，外有廊柱，殿内外共立72跟大柱。殿高35米，殿内净空高达14米，宽63米，面积2377平方米，为全国最大的木构大殿。我再给大家介绍其他的宫殿吧!

现在我们来到了中和殿。中和殿是为帝王太和殿途中的演习礼仪之地。保和殿是皇帝宴请外藩王公贵族和京中文武大臣之处。我们再来看看文华殿，他是明代皇子读书。乾清门是故宫外朝和内廷的分界处，由此向北便是内廷。乾清宫是明、清皇帝居住和处理政务的地方。慈宁宫就是皇上住的地方。你们看过还珠格格这部电视剧吗?它就是在故宫里拍的。

规划严整，气魄雄伟，极为壮观，这就是我国的故宫。无论在平面布局，立体效果以及形式上的雄伟、堂皇、庄严、和谐都属于无与伦比的杰作。它标志着我国悠久的文化传统，显示着500余年前我国在建筑艺术上的卓越成就。

现在大家可以自由参观，可是我要提醒大家一定要注意保持故宫的环境。

“各位先生、女士们，大家好!我姓关名羽潇，是红星闪闪旅行社的一位导游。首先预祝大家旅途愉快!好，此刻大家看我身后的那扇朱红的大门就是故宫的正门了。故宫处在北京市城区中心是明清两代的皇宫，也是当今世界现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿，好了此刻已经到了停车场，先介绍到这儿请大家下车吧!”

各位请看!这便是故宫的正大门午门。它建成于1420年，它的名字是用来斩头的吗?其实它还有一个作用就是在士兵出征之前，们也就是此刻的‘领导’在这儿诸如鼓舞士气并下达命令之类的……，好!那我们就到故宫里面吧。

各位朋友，在我们眼前的就是闻名中外的三大殿：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。此时先来看看太和殿，它高有33米，从东至西长有64米，从南至北宽有33米，面积为2377平方米。太和殿是在皇帝上早朝和举行盛大典礼的地方，它的规模为紫禁城内大殿第一，正背上的吻兽的体积也是我国目前最大的。总而言之，处处显示它的“第一”的思想体现。看完了太和殿让我们一齐去中和殿。中和殿是皇帝在大典前等待吉时、稍事休息的地方。下面请朋友们自由参观一下当时的国宴厅保和殿。十分钟后我带领大家游览最后一个景点：交泰殿。

大家休息够了吗?此刻我们就去交泰殿，殿里有康熙皇帝的御笔，在北京只有两幅康熙帝的真迹，另一幅就在大和的家恭王府。请看，眼前这一座四角攒尖的建筑物就是交泰殿，我们走进去看一看吧，您们看到后墙扁额上有“无为”二字了吗?那就是康熙御笔，“无为”的意思并不是没有作为，而是期望后代能够以德治国，施以仁政，以图国家长治久安。

“好了，亲爱的游客朋友们，本次北京故宫之旅就圆满结束了。此时我期望各位若干年之后还能来找我，我必须为大家再次讲解，朋友再见。”我微笑地向游客们告别。

北京故宫，旧称紫禁城，是中国明清两代24位皇帝的皇宫。是无与伦比的古代建筑杰作，也是世界现存最大、最完整的木质结构的古建筑群。故宫宫殿建筑均是木结构、黄琉璃瓦顶、青白石底座，饰以金碧辉煌的彩画。被誉为世界五大宫之一（北京故宫、法国凡尔赛宫、英国白金汉宫、美国白宫、俄罗斯克里姆林宫）。

故宫的建筑沿着一条南北向中轴线排列并向两旁展开，南北取直，左右对称。依据其布局与功用分为“外朝”与“内廷”两大部分，以乾清门为界，乾清门以南为外朝，以北为内廷。外朝、内廷的建筑气氛迥然不同。故宫有4个门，正门名午门，东门名东华门，西门名西华门，北门名神武门。面对北门神武门，有用土、石筑成的景山，满山松柏成林。外朝以太和殿、中和殿、保和殿三大殿为中心，其中三大殿中的"太和殿”俗称“金銮殿”，是皇帝举行朝会的地方，也称为“前朝”。是封建皇帝行使权力、举行盛典的地方。此外两翼东有文华殿、文渊阁、上驷院、南三所；西有武英殿、内务府等建筑。

建筑造型宏伟壮丽，庭院明朗开阔，象征封建政权至高无上。内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫后三宫为中心，两翼为养心殿、东六宫、西六宫、斋宫、毓庆宫，后有御花园。是封建帝王与后妃居住之所。内廷东部的宁寿宫是当年乾隆皇帝退位后养老而修建。内廷西部有慈宁宫、寿安宫等。此外还有重华宫，北五所等建筑。庭院深邃，建筑紧凑，自成一体，秩序井然。

各位游客，大家好。我是这次旅游的导游冯奕嘉，我很荣幸能够带领大家去故宫参观旅游，希望我能带给大家最好的服务。

现在展现在我们面前的就是气势雄伟的古代宫殿--故宫了。大家看这个四面就是宫墙，而且宫墙四面都建有高大的城门，南为午门，也就是故宫的正门，北为神武门，东为东华门，西为西华门，这宫墙四门的角楼都是风格独特、造型绮丽的。

现在请跟我一起去故宫中最大的宫殿太和殿看看!这里是明、清皇帝召见百官、发号施令、举行庆典的地方。全殿面阔11间，进深5间，外有廊柱，殿内外共立72跟大柱。殿高35米，殿内净空高达14米，宽63米，面积2377平方米，为全国最大的木构大殿。我再给大家介绍其他的宫殿吧!

现在我们来到了中和殿。中和殿是为帝王太和殿途中的演习礼仪之地。保和殿是皇帝宴请外藩王公贵族和京中文武大臣之处。我们再来看看文华殿，他是明代皇子读书。乾清门是故宫外朝和内廷的分界处，由此向北便是内廷。乾清宫是明、清皇帝居住和处理政务的地方。慈宁宫就是皇上住的地方。你们看过还珠格格这部电视剧吗?它就是在故宫里拍的。

规划严整，气魄雄伟，极为壮观，这就是我国的故宫。无论在平面布局，立体效果以及形式上的雄伟、堂皇、庄严、和谐都属于无与伦比的杰作。它标志着我国悠久的文化传统，显示着500余年前我国在建筑艺术上的卓越成就。

现在大家可以自由参观，可是我要提醒大家一定要注意保持故宫的环境。

女士们、先生们：

紫禁城建在北京，是有其历史的，也因为这里是一块风水宝地，说起来话长。故宫从明永乐四年（1406）开始修建，用了14年的时间才基本建成，到今天已有570多年的历史。大家看到了，故宫是一级红墙黄瓦的建筑群，为什么这样呢？据道家阴阳五行学说认为，五行包括金，木，水，火，土，其中土占中央方位，因为华夏民族世代生息在黄土高原上，所以对黄色就产生了一种崇仰和依恋的感情，于是从唐朝起，黄色就成了代表皇家的色彩，其他人不得在服饰和建筑上使用。而红色，则寓意着美满，吉祥和富贵，正由于这些原因，故宫建筑的基本色调便采用了红，黄两种颜色。

我们眼前的建筑叫午门。午门是紫禁城的正门，俗称五凤楼。明代，每年正月十五，午门都要悬灯赐食百官。到了清代这种活动就取消了。每年农历十月初一，都要在这里举行颁布次年年历仪式，清代乾隆年间因避乾隆帝“弘历”的名字，故将“颁历”改称“颁朔”。清代，皇帝举行朝会或大祀，以及元旦，冬至，万寿，大婚等重大节日，都要在这里陈设卤簿，仪仗。此外，国家凡有征战凯旋时，皇帝在午门接受献俘典礼，如果皇帝亲征也从午门出驾。

关于“推出午门斩首”的说法，可能是由于戏剧午台上及野史小说敷衍而来的。实际上是明代朝廷命官犯罪，有的在午门廷杖，当然严重的可能也有被当场打死的。

（进午门后金水桥前）

现在我们已经到了故宫里面，在正式游览之前，我先介绍一下故宫的布局和参观路线。故宫占地72万多平方米，在这样大的面积上，集各种建筑手法，建造一组规模如此宏大的建筑群，不但没有纷杂现象，反而给人以结构严谨，色彩辉煌和布局规整的感觉，最主要的手段是建造中突出了一条极为明显的中轴红，这条中轴线和整座北京城有机地结为一体，北从钟楼，南至永定门，总长度约8公里，皇家禁区苑内的部分约占三分之一。宫内重要建筑都在这条中轴线上，其它建筑分东西对称分布。整个宫殿的设计和布局都表现了封建君主的“尊严”和对封建等级制度的森严。

故宫分外朝内廷。现在我们在外朝的最南端正，前面是太和门。门前有一对青铜狮子，威严，凶悍，成了门前桥头的守卫者，象征着权力与尊严。皇帝贵为天子，门前的狮子自然最精美，最高大了。东边立的为雄狮，前爪下有一只幼狮，象征皇权永存，千秋万代。我们眼前的这条小河，叫金水河，起装饰和防水之用。河上五座桥象征孔子所提倡的五德：仁、义、礼、智、信。整条河外观象支弓，中轴线就是箭，这表明皇帝受命于天，代天帝治理国家。

说起美丽的故宫，每个人都很熟悉。

故宫又叫紫禁城，是世界五大宫之首，是明清两代的皇宫，始建于公元1420xx年，面积约有725000平方米，相当于900个大操场那么大。

进了故宫的正门--午门，一个大广场呈现在我们眼前。广场上有五座精巧的汉白玉拱桥。桥下有一条金水河，形似玉带，漂亮极了。

站在广场上，抬头一看，一座金碧辉煌的宫殿耸立在眼前，黄色的琉璃瓦闪闪发光。这就是太和殿。太和殿内雕镂金漆的宝座，坐落在正中的须弥坐式楠木平台上，宝座周围是六根沥粉蟠龙金柱，气势磅礴。宝座上方的天花中央是巨大的蟠龙藻井。

出了太和殿，绕过中和殿和保和殿，就是乾清宫。乾清宫在明代和清代前期是皇帝的寝宫。皇帝在乾清宫处理政务，召见臣工，接见外国使臣及内廷受贺和举行家宴。

从乾清宫出来，绕过交泰殿和坤宁宫，就是御花园。进了御花园，就会看到一座亭子。葱郁的树丛映衬着红色的墙壁和金黄的琉璃瓦，那就是千秋亭，千秋亭旁边是堆秀山，堆秀山是一座石头砌成的假山，四处是碧绿的树木，美丽极了。

关于故宫还有一个传说。相传古代有一个人叫刘伯温。有一天，他对皇帝说：“陛下，臣昨晚做了个梦，梦见玉帝召见臣，说皇上住的宫殿必须要有三十六金刚及七十二地煞看守，否则会有灾难。说完腾云而去，臣就吓醒了。”皇帝听了，命令刘伯温去造一座宫殿，就叫紫禁城，要有三十六金刚及七十二地煞把守。老百姓闻之此事后，都等着看刘伯温怎么造有三十六金刚及七十二地煞把守的宫殿。过了十个月，宫殿造好了，皇帝看到宫里金光闪闪，好像是三十六金刚及七十二地煞在把守，高兴极了，奖赏了刘伯温，再晋升三级。后来人们才发现那些“三十六金刚”只不过是黄金，“七十二地煞”只不过是七十二口大缸。

故宫处处是美丽的景色，希望大家能细细游赏。

各位来自世界各地的游客们，你们好!欢迎来到“世界遗产”之北京故宫，我是来自南昌的导游甜心_公主，下面我就带大家去细细游赏一番吧。中国明清两代的皇宫，又称紫禁城，地点位于北京城中心。开始建造与明永乐四年至十八年，也就是此刻说的1406年至1420年，之后经过多个朝代的劳动人民细心修改，变的十分的富丽堂皇，但仍持续着原先的布局和规模，是世界上保存的最完整、规模最大的古代木构架宫殿建筑群。

最先的设计人是蔡信、阮安等，主持施工的人是蒯详、陆详等，名字里都有详哦!我们说完了北京故宫的历史和人物建造，此刻该说说外观和排列顺序了把!这座城设四个门，南门正中面是午门、北边是神武门、东为东华门，西为西华门，四门个建有重檐庑殿顶门楼。这座城的四个角都还布有一些结构精巧、外观秀丽的角楼。

外面的墙有10米多高呢!还有护城河宽52米，够宽的吧!长3800米，整个建筑群按南北中间的中轴线为对称布局，层次分明，主次有序。听完了一以上那些，你就应对北京故宫有些了解了吧!可能你还不明白把，连皇帝的住所都是那么井井有条!文化殿，武英殿是面阔九间的但檐歇山顶建筑。文化殿是皇帝听大臣讲书的地方，武英殿是皇帝吃饭、居住和召见大臣的地方。后三宫、东西六宫和乾清宫和坤宁宫通直御花园。坤宁宫和乾清宫是内廷的正殿、正寝，是皇帝、太后和皇后的正式居住场所，平均面积宽九间，为重檐庑殿顶。前三殿是全宫最大的建筑群，占地面积有达8。5万平方米，是宫城的12%，后三供则为前三殿的25%，期于宫殿依次递减，主要突出前三殿、后三宫的主要地位。1961年定位中国第一批全国重点文物保护单位，已被联合过教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

各位游客你们好!欢迎来到北京故宫观光旅游，希望大家通过我的介绍，对北京故宫留下美好的印象，谢谢!

现在展示在你们面前的就是气势雄伟的故宫。故宫位于北京中心，又称“紫禁城”，这里曾居住过24位皇帝，是明清两代的皇宫，北京故宫是我国现存最大、最完整的古建筑群，总面积在12万多平方米，有殿宇宫室9999间半，其中最有名的是三大殿和天安门，宫殿四周围着高10米、长340米的宫墙，墙外引人注目的护城河有52米宽。

三大殿中的太和殿是最富丽堂皇的建筑，也称“金銮殿”。是皇帝举行大典的地方，殿高28米，东西63米，南北35米，有直径达1米的大柱92根，御座设在殿内高2米的台上，后面有精雕细刻的围屏，整个大殿金碧辉煌、庄严绚丽。

今天的观光旅游将结束，美丽的故宫欢迎您下次光临，谢谢!

各位游客：

大家好，我叫马知行，是这一次带领大家游览故宫的导游。下面我简单的给大家介绍一下故宫：

故宫1987年被列为世界文化遗产。它又称紫禁城，是明清两代的皇宫，故宫是世界上现存规模最大最完整的古代木结构建筑群，为我国现存最大最完整的古建筑群。它始建于明永乐四年(公元1420xx年)，历时20xx年才完工，共有24位皇帝先后在此登基。

故宫占地72万多平方米，共有宫殿9000多间，最吸引人的建筑是三座大殿：太和殿、中和殿和保和殿。它们都建在汉白玉砌成的8米高的台基上，远望犹如神话中的琼宫仙阙。

游览故宫，一是欣赏丰富多彩的建筑艺术;二是观赏陈列于室内的珍贵文物。故宫博物院藏有文物100万件。

游览故宫，可以从天安门进，也可以由后门——神武门进。我们今天选择从天安门进，用半天时间游故宫，大家会玩得比较累，请各位游客要有思想准备。

下面是自由游览的时间，现在是中午12点，请大家晚上6点在神武门集中，我会在那等着各位。祝大家玩得开心，谢谢大家!

故宫英文导游词

forbidden city(紫禁城)

(in front of the meridian gate)

ladies and gentlemen:

i am pleased to serve as your guide today.

this is the palace museum; also know as the purple forbidden city. it is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in china today. under ming emperor yongle, construction began in 1406. it took 14years to build the forbidden city. the first ruler who actually lived here was ming emperor zhudi. for five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when qing emperor puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .in 1987, the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recognized the forbidden city was a world cultural legacy.

it is believed that the palace museum, or zi jin cheng (purple forbidden city), got its name from astronomy folklore, the ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the ziwei yuan(north star). the constellation containing the north star was called the constellation of heavenly god and star itself was called the purple palace. because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence. in folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, laozi, to the hanghu pass. here, purple is associated with auspicious developments. the word jin (forbidden) is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

the red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. yellow is the color of the earth on the loess plateau, the original home of the chinese people. yellow became an imperial color during the tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

the forbidden city is rectangular in shape. it is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west. it has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .a 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex. octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall. there are four entrances into the city: the meridian gate to the south, the shenwu gate(gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate(gate of military prowess) to the north, and the xihua gate(western flowery gate )to the west ,the donghua (eastern flowery gate) to the east.

manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the forbidden city. a total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed. marble was quarried from fangshan country mount pan in jixian county in hebei province. granite was quarried in quyang county in hebei province. paving blocks were fired in kilns in suzhou in southern china. bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in shandong province .timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

the structure in front of us is the meridian gate. it is the main entrance to the forbidden city. it is also knows as wufenglou(five-phoenix tower). ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .they also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year. qing emperor qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban li(announcement of calendar)to ban shou(announcement of new moon )to avoid coincidental association with another emperor` s name, hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time. qing dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies. for example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

(after entering the meridian gate and standing in front of the five marble bridges on golden water river)

now we are inside the forbidden city.before we start our tour, i would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .to complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the city of beijing. the forbidden city covers roughly one –third of this central axis. most of the important building in the forbidden city weree arranged along this line. the design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

the forbidden city is divided into an outer and an inner count.we are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. in front of us lies the gate of supreme harmony .the gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity. the lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. the one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. the other one is a female. underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. the winding brook before us is the golden water river. it functions both as decoration and fire control .the five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity. the river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow. this was meant to show that the emperors ruled the country on behalf of god.

(in front of the gate of supreme harmony)

the forbidden city consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure. the out count yard covers a vast space lying between the meridian gate and the gate of heavenly purity. the “three big halls” of supreme harmony, complete harmony and preserving harmony constitute the center of this building group. flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: wenhua (prominent scholars) and wuying (brave warriors) . the three great halls are built on a spacious “h”-shaped, 8-meter-high, triple marble terrace, each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs. there are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .the hall of supreme harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of china. from the palace of heavenly purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns. in the center are the palace of heavenly purity, the hall of union and peace and palace of earthly tranquility, a place where the emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs. flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived. there are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial garden, caning garden and quailing garden. an inner golden water river flows eastwardly within the inner court. the brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the forbidden city. it is spanned by the white jade bridge. the river is lined with winding, marble –carved balustrades. most of the structures within the forbidden city have yellow glazed tile roofs.

aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns. with these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened. folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the forbidden city. since paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the son of heaven on earth cut the number by half a room. it is also rumoured that this half –room is located to the west of the wenyuange pavilion (imperial library). as a matter of fact, although the forbidden city has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .the wenyuange pavilion is a library where “si ku quan shu”- china `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

(after walking past the gate of supreme harmony)

ladies and gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the hall of supreme harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the forbidden city. this structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves . the hall of supreme harmony sits on a triple “h”-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases. the staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9.

the construction of the hall of supreme harmony began in 1406. it burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny. the existing architecture was built during the qing dynasty. on the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles. these animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits. there are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall. the number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

there was a total of 24 successive emperors during the ming and qing dynasties who were enthroned here. the ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the winter solstice, the chinese lunar new year, the emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .on such occasions, the emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

this area is called the hall of supreme harmony square, which covers a total of 30,000 square meters, without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur. in the middle of the square there is a carriageway that was reserved for the emperor. on both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, making up fifteen layers in all. the purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace. in the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires. in the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats. in wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .why so vast a square? it was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness. imagine the following scene. under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme harmony into a fairyland. whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall. when the emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played. civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

the last qing emperor puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, his father carried him to the throne. at the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .he was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,”i don’t want to stay here. i want to go home.” his father tried to soothe him, saying, ”it` all soon be finished .it` all soon be finished ”the ministers present at the event considered this incident inauspicious. coincidentally, the qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded china `s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.

(on the stone terrace of the hall of supreme harmony)

this is a bronze incense burner. in it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important occasions. there are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the sing monarchs. on either side of the hall, 4 bronze water-filled vats were placed in case of fire. next to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of longevity. this copper-cast grain measure is called ”jialiang.” it served as the national standard during the qing dynasty. it was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to rectification. on the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient timepiece. the jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and time.

in the very forefront of the hall of supreme harmony , there are 12 scarlet , round pillars supporting the roof. the hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to south, it is 35 meters in height. in front of this architechture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main entrance .it has 40 gold doors and 16 gold-key windows with colored drawings on the pillars and beams. in the middle of the hall, a throune carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2-meter-high platform. behind the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is a imperial desk . the flanks are decorated with elephants, luduan(a legendary beast), cranes, and incense barrels. the elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals(i. e. rice, two kinds of millet, wheat and beans),which was considered a symbol of prosperity. as ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li (9,000 kilometers )in one day and knows all languages and dialects. only to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a guardian.

the hall of supreme harmony is also popularly known as jinluan dian (gold bell hall or the throne hall). the floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surface as if water has been sprinkled on it .the so-called golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with gold. reserved exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and complex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold bar. each brick was worth the market price of one dan (or one hectoliter ) of rice.

the hall is supported by a total of 72 thick pillars .of these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the throne. above the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the specialities of china `s ancient architure. in the middle of the ceiling is a design of a dragon playing with a ball inlaid with peals. this copper ball, hollow inside and covered with mercury, is known as the xuanyuan mirror and is thought to be made xuanyuan, a legendary monarch dating back to remote antiquity. the placing of the caisson above the throne is meant to suggest that all of china` s successive emperors are zuanyuan` s descendants and hereditary heirs. now you might have noticed that the xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the throne. why? it is rumored that yuan shikai, a self-acclaimed warlord-turned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on him .in 1916 when yuan shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a western-style, high-back chair. after the foundation of the people` s republic of china in 1949 the throne was found in a shabby furniture warehouse. it repaired and returned to the hall.

(leading the tourist to the bronze vats either on the east or the west)

the water vats in front of the palaces or house were called “menhai,” or sea before the door by the ancient chinese. they believed that with a sea by the door, fire could not wreak havoc. the vats served both as a decoration and as a fire extinguisher. they were kept full of water all year round.

during the qing dynasty, they were altogether 308 vats in the palace enclosure. they were made of gilt bronze or iron. of couse, the gilt bronze vats were of the best quality. when the allied forces (britain, germany, france, russia, the united states, italy, japan and austria) invaded beijing in 1900 under the pretext of suppressing the boxer rebellion, the invaders ransacked the imperial compound and scraped and gold off the vats with their bayonets. during the japanese occupation of beijing, many vats were trucked away by the japanese to be made into bullets .

(in front of the hall of complete harmony)

the square architecture before us is called the hall of complete harmony. it served as an antechamber. the emperor came here to meet with his countiers and add his final touches to the prayers which would be read at the ancestral temple. the seeds, snowers and prayer intended for spring sowing were also examined here. the two qing sedan chairs here on display were used for traveling within the palace during the reign of emperor qianlong.

(in front of the hall f preserving harmony)

this is the hall of preserving harmony. during the qing dynasty, banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of mongolian and northwestern china` s xingjiang princes and ranking officials. the emperor also dinned here with his new son-in-law on the wedding day. imperial examinations were also held here once every three years. during the ming and qing dynasties, there were three levels of exams: the county and prefectural level, the provincial level and national level. the national exam was presided over by the emperor. the civil service exam in ancient china started during the han dynasty. it served the purpose of recruiting confucian scholars to the ministers and high officials. during the tang and qing dynasties reinstituted and ancient system. once every three years, three hundred scholars from all over the country came to beijing and took exams for three day and night. this system was abolished in 1905.

(behind the hall of preserving harmony)

this is the largest stone carving in the palace . it is 16.73 meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick .it weighs about 200 tons. the block was quarried in fangshan county, roughly 70 kilometers away. to transport such a huge block to beijing, laborers dug wells along the roadside half a kilometer apart, and used the groundwater to make a road of ice in the winter. rolling blocks were used in the summer. in 1760, emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty ordered the carving of the existing cloud and dragon design in place of the old one which dated back to the ming dynasty.

note : from here, the tour can be conducted via three different routes: a western route(route a), a central route (route b) or an eastern route (route c) .the commentary for each follows.

route a

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i ` d like to show you around the hall of mental cultivation and the imperial garden . the hall of mental cultivation is situated is in the western part of the innermost enclosure and is symmetrical to fengxian (enshrinement of forebears) hall in the east. this hall was built during the ming dynasty. it is a h-shaped structure consisting of an antechamber and a main building .the hall is surrounded by corridors. in front of the hall is the office of privy council.

before emperor kangxi of qing the dynasty came to power the hall of heavenly purity served as the living quarter of the emperors. emperor yongzheng chose to live in this hall and attended to every day state affairs from here .for the sake of protecting cultural relics, this hall is not open to the public .you can have a look at the inside from the door. the central hall was the audience chamber where the emperor read memorials, granted audience to officials and summoned his minsters for consultation. the western chamber of the hall was where the emperor read reports and discussed military and political affairs. the hall consists of many inner rooms and is decorated with images of buddha and miniature pagodas. on the screen wall there hangs a picture of two emperors in the han costume. in a southern room there three rare calligraphic scrolls, hence the name of the room “sanxitang” (room of three rare treasures) . the room on the eastern side is of historical interst because it was here that empress dowager cixi usurped power and made decisions on behalf of the young emperor . a bamboo curtain was used to separate them .

empress dowage cixi was born in 1835 in lu` an prefecture of shanxi province. she` s of manchurian nationality and her father was a provincial governor from south china. when she was 17 years old ,she was selected to become a concubine of emperor xianfeng and moved into the forbidden city. she gave birth to a son when she was 21years old and was made a concubine the following year. when the emperor passed away in the summer of 1861, her son ascended the throne and title of cixi, meaning “holy mother” was conferred upon her and she became the empress dowager. in that same year empress dowager cixi carried out a count coup d` etat and ruled behind the scenes with another empress dowager, ci` an, for 48 years. she passed away in 1908 at the age of 73. it was in reference to this situation that the term “attending to state affairs behind a bamboo curtain” developed .in 1912 , empress dowager longyu declared the abdication of the last qing emperor puyi. they were allowed to remain in the forbidden city for the next 13 years .the royal family was forced to move out permanently in 1924.

behind the central hall were the living accommodation of 8 successive qing emperors .three of them actually passed away here. the side rooms flanking the hall were reserved for empresses and concubines. now let` s continue with our tour. it will take us to the hall of heavenly purity , the hall of union and peace ,the palace of earthly tranquility, and the imperial garden.

route b

(inside the hall of heavenly purity)

ladies and gentlemen:

we are now entering the inner court. from the gate of heavenly purity northward lies the inner court where the emperors and empresses once lived .the hall of heavenly purity is the central hall of the inner court ,and was completed during the reign of emperor yongle of the ming dynasty. there are 10 pillars supporting the entire structure and the hall is 20 meters in height .in the center of the hall there a throne. above it hangs a plaque with an inscription that reads “be open and above-board,” written by shenzhi,the first emperor of the qing dynasty. beginning with qianlong` s reign, the name of the successor to the throne was not publicly announced .instead, it was written on two pieces of paper, one to be kept on the emperor` s person throughout his reign, and the other placed in a small strongbox that was stored behind his plaque. the box was opened only after the emperor passed away. altogether there where 4 emperors who ascended the throne in this way, namely qianlong, jiaqing, daohuang and xian feng.

the hall of heavenly purity was where the emperors lived during the ming and qing dynasties. according to tradition ,extravagant annual banquets were held here on new year` s eve in honour of royal family members. foreign ambassadors were received here during the late-qing period. two important “one thousand old men` s feasts” of the qing dynasty were also held here. all the invitees had to be at least 65 years of age.

this hall was also used for mourning services.

(inside the palace of union and peace)

this hall sits between the hall of heavenly purity and the palace of earthly tranquility, symbolizing the union of heaven and earth ,as well as national peace .it was first built in 1420 and reconstructed in 1798. the hall is square in shape ,and is smaller than the hall of complete harmony .you will see a plaque here inscribed with two chinese characters, wu wei, which were handwritten by emperor qianglong. a throne sits in the middle of the hall with a screen behind it .above the throne there hangs a caisson ,or covered ceiling. the emperor held birthday celebrations and other major events here.

in 1748 during emperor qianlong` s reign, 25 jade seals representing imperial authority were kept in this hall .no seals were allowed out of the room without the prior consent of the emperor. on each flack there is a water clock and a chiming clock.

(inside the palace of earthly tranquility)

this used to be the central hall where successive ming empresses lived. during the qing dynasty, it was converted into a place where sacrifices and wedding ceremonies were held .the room on the western side was used for sacrifices and the room on the east was the seeding chamber.

route c

ladies and gentlemen:

you have seen the three main halls of the forbidden city. now i` d like to show you around scenes of interest along the eastern route. the first is the treasure hall. this mansion is called the hall of imperial zenith. this is where sing emperor quailing lived after abdication. nearly 1,000 artifacts and treasures are on display here, among which the golden hair tower is one of the most famous. this tower is 1.53meters in height and its base is 0.53 meters in circumference .it was built under the order of emperor quailing to be used to collect fallen hair in commemoration of his mother. there is also a “day harnessing water jade hill ” on display here. yu was a legendary monarch of the remote ixia dynasty. under his leadership, the people learned how to harness the yellow river. this jade assemblage, 224 centimeters in height and 5 tons in weight, is the largest jade artwork in china. this mat was woven with peeled ivory. these artifacts are among china` s rarest treasures.

(in front of the nine-dragon screen)

this is the nine-dragon relief screen .erected in 1773,it is 3.5 meters in height and 29.4 meters in width. underneath is a foundation made of marble .the surface of the screen is laid with a total of 270 colored, glazed tiles in the design of 9 dragons ,some rocky mountains ,clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits the ancient chinese regarded 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the sea. it was meant to ward off evil spirits .the ancient chinese regarded 9 as the largest numeral and the dragon as a auspicious beast .the 9 dragons are different in color and posture and all are made of glazed tiles. interestingly a piece of the third dragon from the left is made of wood. it is believe that when the nine-dragon screen was almost finished ,a piece of glazed tile was damaged .emperor qianlong was scheduled to inspect the work the following day .using quick wits, the craftsman in question molded the missing piece with clay and sailed through the imperial inspection. later ,he asked a carpenter to carve a wooden one to replace the one made of clay.

(approaching the imperial garden)

behind the palace of earthly tranquility and trading the north-south axis is the imperial garden. there are old trees, rare flowers and exotic rock formation in this garden .it cover a space of 11,700 square meters, or roughly 1.7 percent of the forbidden city. most of the structures in the garden are symmetrically arranged . however, each is different in terms of parrern and decoration. woods clumps of bamboo screen off the garden and strengthens its deep and serene atmosphere.

there main structure of the imperial garden is the qin` an hall. positioned in the central-northern part of the garden ,this hall is flanked by other halls and pavilions on the east and west. the hall sits on a marble pedestal. the taoist deity of zhenwu is enshrined here and emperor would pay homage here a quarterly basis. taoist rites were held during the reign of emperor jiajing of the ming dynasty. in front of the hall there is a cypress that is 400 years old .in all there are a dozen such rare trees in the garden, and most of them are cypresses or pines. to the northwest of the hall , there is the yanhui(sustaining sunshine) pavilion and to the northeast there lies the duixiu (accumulated refinement )hill. this hill was built over the foundation of the long- pershed guanhua (admiring flowers) hall of the ming dynasty. it is 14 meters in height and made of al kinds of rocks quarried in jiang su province. at its base stand two nstone lions, each carrying a dragon shooting water 10 meters up into the air from its mouth. there are meandering paths leading to the hilltop. at the top of duixiu hill sits the yujing (imperial viewing)pavilion. traditionally, on the day of the double ninth festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month ), the emperor ,his consort, and his concubines would climb up to yujing pavilion to enjoy the scenery.

at the southeastern corner of the garden is jiangxue(crimson snowy) verandah. nearby to the southwest lies yangxing study (study of the cultivation of nature) .the yangxing study was used as a royal library during the reign of emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty. the last emperor of the qing dynasty, puyi once studied english there. in front of the jiangxue verandah some chinese flowering crabapples grow. the structure got its name from the crabapples who blossoms trun from crimson to snowy white. in front of the verandah, there grows a rare flower that was brought from henna province under the order of empress dowager cixi. in the northest is chizao tang (hall of using flowery language), once used as a library where rare books were stored.

there are also specific pavilions symbolizing the four seasons .the halls of wanchun and qianqiu ,representing spring and autumn respectively ,are square in shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bell-shaped ridges. the halls of chengrui and fubi,dedecated to winter and summer, are characterized by two verandahs and bridges at their bases .paths were paved with colorful pebbles and arranged in 900 different designs.

the imperial garden can be accessed through the qiong yuan (jade garden )west gate or the qiong yuan east gate. a third gate, the shunzhen(obedience and fidelity)gate, opens to the north. its doors are laid in glazed tiles and it was only used by the empress or concubines.

as our tour of the forbidden city draws to a close, i hope that i have helped you understand why the palace is a treasure of china and one of the cultural relics of the world. it is under the strict protection of the chinese government. since 1949 when the people` s rupublic of china was founded, nearly one trillion rmb was spent on its restoration and refurbishment. the forbidden city has undergone four major facelifts to date. each year, the government earmarks a large sum to gather, sort and study cultural relics. the palace now contains a total of 930,000cultural relics. well, so much for today .let` s go to reboard the coach. thank you !

大家好，今天由我来为大家当一次导游，向你们介绍北京故宫。希望大家做一个文明的参观者，也祝大家参观愉快!

北京故宫，位于北京市中心，是明清两朝皇帝的宫殿。从明朝永乐五年，公元142019年起，明成祖朱棣集全国匠师，征用二、三十万民工、军工，经过2019年的时间，建成了这组东方最大的宫殿群。故宫规模巨大，总面积72万平方米，共有大小房屋9999间，先后有27位皇帝住在这里。

游客们，故宫南边的第一道门就是闻名遐迩的天安门。朱红的墙面，同样鲜红的琉璃瓦双层屋顶，还有墙下的五扇拱形门以及墙上毛主席那英姿勃发的头像，构成了天安门的大概外貌。这里不仅是故宫的南大门，还是新中国成立过了天安门，我们便可以远远望见一条大河。幽清的河，弯弯曲，一眼望不到头，好似一条极长的青丝带。这条河叫金水河，是人工开凿的，据说是为了防御进攻的敌人，类似于一座城的护城河。金水河上有五座用大理石砌成的桥，叫五龙桥。踏着桥面的条砖，扶着桥边的栏杆，似乎能感觉到那时的时代气息。

过了金水河、五龙桥，再通过太和门，然后走上一小会路，我们就来到了皇帝讨论国家大事，召见群臣的太和殿。太和殿有两层顶，都用黄色的琉璃瓦铺好，在阳光的照耀下熠熠生辉。屋檐下，有十几根红柱支撑，再往下就上一个高大洁白的汉白玉台基。太和殿进深37.2米，宽63.9米，高26.9米，汉白玉台基高8.1米。在殿前开阔的台基上，依次整齐地陈列着日晷、嘉量、铜龟、铜鹤等。大殿正上方，有一块金边蓝匾，上书“太和殿”三个金光闪闪、苍劲有力的大字。殿内排有18根金柱，每一根金柱上都雕有千姿百态、栩栩如生、活灵活现的金龙，那架势，似乎要一跃而起，飞向苍穹。还有那闪着光彩夺目的龙椅，真是富丽堂皇。太和殿后面，还有皇帝上朝前休息的中和殿与举行最高级别科举考试的保和殿。再往后过了乾清门，我们就来到了内廷，就是宫人们的生活区。主要有皇帝住的乾清宫，皇后住的坤宁宫，太上皇住的宁寿宫、皇太后住的慈宁宫以及妃嫔们住的东六宫与西六宫等等。

我们再往后走，就到了故宫最北的地方，叫御花园，园中有钦安殿。这里有苍松翠柏，名花异卉，怪石伏立、泉水喷珠，是故宫内最亲切自然之处。

出了最北的地安门，也就结束了这故宫的参观。我祝大家参观愉快!谢谢大家!

北京故宫，旧称紫禁城，位于北京中轴线的中心，是明清两个朝代的皇宫，是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构的宫殿型建筑。故宫入选了世界文化遗产，是全国重点文物保护单位，国家AAAAA级旅游景区。

北京故宫于明成祖朱棣于西元1420xx年开始建设，明代永乐十八年(1420xx年)建成，曾有24位皇帝在此住过。

故宫被誉为世界五大宫之首(北京故宫、法国凡尔赛宫、英国白金汉宫、美国白宫和俄罗斯克里姆林宫)。

20xx年11月23日，北京故宫吉祥物首度对外亮相，该吉祥物源自中国传统的吉祥龙凤形象，分别为龙“壮壮”和凤“美美”。20xx年6月13日，故宫博物院试行限流8万人次和实名制售票。

20xx年为庆祝故宫博物院建立90周年，故宫5大区域18个重要展览集中呈现。

截止20xx年10月，已有2500人上榜故宫“黑名单”。20xx年10月，一度被传为灵异事件高发区的“后宫”，即慈宁宫和寿康宫领衔的西路区域对外开放。同时，故宫首次对外开放1/6的紫禁城城墙。